I am FINE with who I AM ..
I've had the experiences .. I know what I've lived through (and with)
There's nothing artificial that can sway my 'SELF' ..
the core of my being ..
for I'm the ME that I am ...
It really depends on who are the people that we are talking about. My friend's and family yes I care,strangers I could not care what they think of me..
Though I must add, "not anywhere as much as I once did".
That's one "nice" thing about getting older. You know who and what you are and if people respect that, fine, if they don't, that's just dandy too.
If anybody says "they don't care", I find that hard to believe. Most all of us want validation, respect and to have friends. But having said that, I do find that I don't have hurt feelings anymore if I find out someone doesn't like me. It really doesn't matter, they can just stay clear if they want to.
Anyone who says otherwise is either lying or has no friends. You cannot be in a relationship with someone unless you care about what they think about you.
Edit: OK, maybe there is a distinction that needs to be made. You can care about what some specific people think, but not care about what people in general think about you. Yeah, that's probably normal.
Honestly I've distanced myself from people, you know that quiet kid in class you only notice when he's in your path, well that was me. Honestly I doubt many could remember ever seeing me in school.
If someone want to call me a name go ahead it doesnt bother me. I'm not gonna let one word hurt me when i have a whole life ahead of me and i will probably be called alot of names but idc thats what they think so i can let them think that.
It may bother me for a second depending on who it is, but honestly I don't care. I am who I am, I say what I want, and do as I please. If you don't like it kiss my ass.
I do to the point I care about some people and I don't want them to think badly of me. But I don't change who I am because of it. I want to be liked for who I am and not some fake version of me.
I've had the experiences .. I know what I've lived through (and with)
There's nothing artificial that can sway my 'SELF' ..
the core of my being ..
for I'm the ME that I am ...
That's one "nice" thing about getting older. You know who and what you are and if people respect that, fine, if they don't, that's just dandy too.
If anybody says "they don't care", I find that hard to believe. Most all of us want validation, respect and to have friends. But having said that, I do find that I don't have hurt feelings anymore if I find out someone doesn't like me. It really doesn't matter, they can just stay clear if they want to.
Edit: OK, maybe there is a distinction that needs to be made. You can care about what some specific people think, but not care about what people in general think about you. Yeah, that's probably normal.